Green Islamic Campus Program: Countering Radicalism and Environmental Degradation

Bulkani, Ilham, M. Fatchurahman

2018

Abstract

Radicalism and environmental degradation issues will become a serious problem, which may present, in human lives for the future. The role of higher education to counteract and anticipate both issues above is needed a program. In the Universitas Muhammadiyah Palangkaraya is having the program it is called Green Islamic Campus (GIC) that will expect to prepare its graduates to anticipate the two issues. The program was launched in 2013. The aim of the program is providing an understanding of environmental preservation, energy and natural resource saving, and universal values in Islamic in the teaching-learning process. The implementation forms of the GIC program are (1) resource savings that include electricity, water, paper, and other energy-saving pre-facilities/resources; (2) management and reduction of waste bins and plastics; (3) the environmental arrangement; (4) Islamic campus activities; and (5) non-academic activities that support the GIC program. The results showed that (1) the growth of attitudes and practices of universal Islamic teachings such as tolerance, togetherness, neatness, discipline, respect for each other. Such attitudes and habits will reduce radical attitudes; (2) the presence of understanding and habits about the importance of environmental conservation and energy and resource savings in various forms. The use of solar energy as an alternative energy source, electricity savings, and significant paper savings.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Bulkani., Ilham. and Fatchurahman M. (2018). Green Islamic Campus Program: Countering Radicalism and Environmental Degradation. In Proceedings of the Borneo International Conference on Education and Social Sciences - Volume 1: BICESS, ISBN 978-989-758-470-1, pages 359-362. DOI: 10.5220/0009021000002297

in Bibtex Style

@conference{bicess18,
author={Bulkani and Ilham and M. Fatchurahman},
title={Green Islamic Campus Program: Countering Radicalism and Environmental Degradation},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Borneo International Conference on Education and Social Sciences - Volume 1: BICESS,},
year={2018},
pages={359-362},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009021000002297},
isbn={978-989-758-470-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the Borneo International Conference on Education and Social Sciences - Volume 1: BICESS,
TI - Green Islamic Campus Program: Countering Radicalism and Environmental Degradation
SN - 978-989-758-470-1
AU - Bulkani.
AU - Ilham.
AU - Fatchurahman M.
PY - 2018
SP - 359
EP - 362
DO - 10.5220/0009021000002297